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Just FWIW - a bit of history - SOE/OSS "SF" jump wings were designed by a British Jedburgh Captain named Victor Gough who was captured and executed by the Germans during his mission to France.
The idea of the wings was that it was to be a unifying emblem worn by those who had been trained at Milton Hall (ME65), an idea originated by George Musgrave, the Commandant and CO of the Jedburghs. A competition was held and Gough's was the winning entry. The wings were then manufactured by Lilleywhites on Piccadilly Circus.
The OGs who dropped into France also wore the wings with permission from SFHQ in London, and some Jedburgh trained personnel who went on non-Jedburgh missions also wore the wings.
Some British Jeds wore the wings on their chest after having been operational, but the practice was stopped by Royal command soon after the war.
Richard
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